People on the beach...

This was taken on Bray beach (a different beach to my usual one). I'm never really sure whether to call it a beach... it's man made, put in place as part of coastal protection measures almost two decades ago.

The sea used to come right up against the promenade, which has been there since Victorian times, and cause erosion damage, minor flooding in bad weather, and various levels of discomfort for people out for a stroll and not expecting to be hit by random waves... it's much more pleasant these days, but I'm still not sure it counts as a proper beach.

[kali]

pebbles, water light and silhouettes, who cares what you call it , it works

[*lynn]

wonderful composition

[Jerome]

excellent design with light and dark! love it

[Lynne]

This is wonderful

[Delwyn Barnett]

Very strong image. Love the two figures for the focus.

[Chris Johnson]

An amazing composition! Great silhouettes!!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wonderful shot, love everything about this!

[haskar]

wonderful processing!

[Babs]

Lovely shot. It looks quite isolated.

[Faye Turner]

Great B&W photo! Love the feel that you get from this! So quiet..so peaceful ... yet somewhat mysterious!!! fav

[George]

Did you vaseline your lens for the soft effect or was it a tilt shift lens, intriguing technique. Might try something like this later!

[Chillen]

Very good choice of tone for this shot Mel. Gives it a melancholic, contemplative feel.

[Catherine Otley]

Very atmospheric and the B & W works really well.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Mel]

@georgeo I got the soft effect during processing, I used Silver Efex pro, from the Nik collection... I think I'd be nervous about using vaseline, even with protective plastic under it, because I'd probably manage to ruin the lens!